TikTok and Meta don’t have viewing figures for Irish dangerous driving trends
Three social media giants were in front Oireachtas media committee today. TikTok along with Meta was not able to provide figures as to the number of views, and how many people in Ireland have viewed videos that showed dangerous content, including dangerous and wrong-way driving on motorways. Facebook and Instagram’s parent company Meta, TikTok, and […]
3 weeks ago
Everything the government has blamed in the aftermath of the M9 crash
The country was left reeling after the deaths of five teenagers and the serious injury of three women and a child after a horrific crash on the M9 in Kildare in August. The five boys were driving the wrong way down the motorway when they hit the family on their way to the airport for […]
1 month ago
Peter Burke: Slow social media moderation is ‘endangering’ Irish society
Why social media moderation is under the spotlight Social media companies are “endangering” society by failing to take down content showing dangerous and illegal activity, the Minister for Enterprise has said. Speaking on RTÉ’s This Week on Sunday, Peter Burke said slow social media moderation by the major platforms was “not good enough”, and warned […]
1 month ago
Pictured: Three sisters seriously injured in M9 crash named locally
Three sisters who sustained catastrophic injuries after a stolen BMW crashed into their car on Sunday morning have been named. Niamh and Alma Kinsella, who are in their 30s, are in a critical condition after their car collided with a group of teenagers who were driving the wrong way down the motorway in Co Kildare on Sunday. Their […]
2 months ago
Final video posted to M9 teenager on Snapchat shows Garda chase
One video, shared online, carries the caption: “Ur last spin boys. To hear your voices in this boys has me in a pain that can’t be described”. Social media accounts on TikTok and Snapchat have posted the final video posted by one of the five teenage boys killed on the M9, Kamil Pustkowski (17) from […]
2 months ago
Gardai to receive pursuit training as boys killed in M9 crash named locally
Gardaí to receive pursuit training following M9 collision that killed five teenage boys. Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan has confirmed that gardaí will receive special pursuit training following the M9 crash over the weekend. The Garda Representative Association claim no one in An Garda Síochána had received such pursuit training. Mr O’Callaghan said that legislation […]
2 months ago